Does "fruit" get singular or plural verb form? [duplicate]

Which one is correct?

There are no low-hanging fruit.

Or

There is no low-hanging fruit.

Or are both correct? If both are correct, is one of them more preferable?


The plural of fruit can also be fruits (Merriam-Webster) when used in a countable way.

So, there are two sentence variations that would both be fine:

There are no low-hanging fruits.
There is no low-hanging fruit.

I suspect that most people would also not have a problem with the informal use of there are no low-hanging fruit.

Which you use is a matter of personal choice.


"There are no low-hanging fruits" implies different varieties of fruits. Eg, a mango, an orange, a pawpaw and an apple in the basket are fruits. "There are no low-hanging fruit" means more than fruit of the same kind. Eg, Mangoes in the basket are fruit. "There is no low-hanging fruit" means one fruit of the same kind. Eg, a mango in the basket is the fruit. So, they are all correct to use depending on the circumstances.